Most days, we are all faced with problems in real life that ... surrounded by maths from the minute you walk in. To begin with, you need to know what quantity of each items you will buy.

While studying for a difficult math test, or enrolling in a required math class, you’ve probably thought to yourself, “When will I ever need this in real life?” (Go ahead, admit it.) ...

Have you ever asked a teacher, "When will I ever use this math equation in real-life?" A sheriff's investigator said he has an eye-opening way to answer.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Football, fashion and the Olympics are being used in new "real-life" lesson plans intended to keep England's teenagers interested in maths. The government acknowledges "major problems" in the early ...

Katie Steckles’s article about “Pythagoras in the wild” reminds me of an interesting experience of encountering maths when buying cake tins. I got two “catering-sized” square ones from a ...

"But many young people are struggling to translate the skills they learn in maths lessons into real-life contexts. "Our evaluation of Maths in Context will help give teachers and schools a clearer ...

It is expected that pupils, from 14 year-olds to those in sixth-forms and further education colleges, could use a new platform to assess and improve on their real-life mathematics skills.